Direct Me chords by
Otis Redding

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1

I done cried a river of tears

This you may not believe

But I've been crying for five long years

Afraid of all my fears

Verse 2

Love has got me now

In a terrible bet

I done lost the best little woman

That I ever had

Verse 3

So direct Me

Straight to my baby's love

Direct Me

Straight to my woman's love

Verse 4

Shame on me shame on me

I made a big mistake

When I see my babe again

I'm gonna bake me her favorite cake

Verse 5
D D 
 
Ten thousand dollar reward
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D D 
 
For the first the one that finds her
When I get my hands on her, y'all
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I'm gonna just chain
D D 
 
and bound her

Verse 6
Somebody direct Me
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D D 
 
Straight to my baby's love
Direct Me
G G 
 
Straight to my woman's love,
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
ou, ou

Verse 7

Deputy sheriff On your trail

The FBI, I know,

They won't fail, they can't fail

Interlude 1
They gonna bring you back
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Somebody direct

Verse 8

Straight to my baby's love

Direct Me

Straight to that woman's love

Verse 9
D D 
 
I got the feeling
G G 
 
I want to feel it, y'all
D D 
 
Say I gotta feeling girl
G G 
 
Lord, I want to feel it, now, now
D D 
 
I really do, really do, really, really
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I really do
D D 
 
Ou wi, I need your love, now
G G 
 
Needda your lovin' now
D D 
 
Somebody direct me, now

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD G Bm A C

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